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Motif

Bodies of victims in front of ogre's house.

Ogres. · Other ogre motifs. · Unclassified ogre motifs. · view the constellation · filed as G691

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“He ad- vised the children to run away, but they did not obey. When they saw the gum, they stepped up to the Snanaik and asked her to give them some. The Snanaik gave a piece of gum to all the children, and when she saw Anutkoats, who was advising the children to return home, she took him and threw him into the basket which she was carrying on her back. Then she took all the other children and threw them on top of him into her basket.”

Tales of the North American Indians, Tale 71 · served from our shelf  receiptuncorrected OCR — being verified against the scan

Attested across traditions
Scholars’ trail — 1reference

The index’s own references — the collections where scholars sighted this story-shape, tradition by tradition. Titles on our shelf are live links; the rest is the frontier, not yet shelved.

  • N. Am. Indian*Thompson Tales 351 n. 268b.
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Filed under Unclassified ogre motifs.

4 finer motifs beneath it
Giants keep corpses on hand to eatWidow(s) of ogre's victims seen at ogre's houseMaimed victims seen at ogre's houseLost husband's bones found among cannibals
Filed beside it
Ogre teaches smith how to transform sand in his smithyOgre sings constantly, usually own nameOgre attracts attention by whistlingOgre's ashes cast on stream cause rapids to stop. Also kill all creatures in the streamOgre's secret overheardVanquished ogre grants hero's three wishesWild man released from captivity aids heroHero in service of wild manOgre's wife jealous of himOgres harnessed to plowOgre carrying mortar and pestleOgress attracted by scent of sugar cane ravages cityOgre gives riddle on pain of deathLarge price exacted for curing ogre after wounding himCannibal offers wealth to save his life
Keeps company with — shares receipted episodes
Person comes to lifePerson falls into ogre's powerOgre carries victim in bag (basket)Mask mistaken for faceStatue mistaken for living original. (Cf. K1840.)Contest won by magicCaptor's bag filled with animals or objects while captives escapeFalse beauty-doctor. The trickster pretends to make the dupe beautiful. Injures himSham physicianFugitive discovered by reflection in waterShepherdess born of red and blue egg

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